There’s this weird github repository

https://github.com/OOOO00000000OOOO/OOOO00000000OOOO

I noticed there was someone attempting to proxy to this repository on my site, causing it to show up in the logs. It was detected as spam but this repo doesn’t look like it’s built by some normal spammy company. The owner has gone through great lengths to try to stay anonymous. And I can’t make out what the repo is or what it’s for. Does anyone know or have any ideas?

Thanks

  • mark@programming.devOP
    2·
    12 hours ago

    Yeah. Just found that they’re using this email address: [email protected]. murena.io gives them 1GB of storage for free. Like you said, they appear to be attempting to keep a backup of a lot of data using third-party services, I’m guessing so that, in theory, even after their death, this data will be available… forever?

    • lad@programming.devEnglish
      1·
      11 hours ago

      Their repositories are really something, and the commits seem to only happen in bursts, I expected them to do a few commits every day, instead it’s like 10 days a year with 1700+ commits total.

      But I wouldn’t assume they are conventionally malicious, more like a paperclip storage optimiser

      • urushitan 漆たん@kakera.kintsugi.moe
        3·
        10 hours ago

        Agreed, leads me to think they have some kind of script that rewrites filenames and directory names to be symbolic/symmetric and they run it manually rather than on some automated schedule. Then by storing it as a git repo they can find open git hosting and just mirror it there (the lastest copy I saw was like 7 or 8 GB so definitely not tiny, but also not enough to take down your average self hosting project)